Rockland Ukulele Orchestra
Galway Girl
Chords used in this song
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Practice Video
Strum Pattern
D DU D U
/ / / /
Solo
Two Notes:
1. This song is originally by Steve Earle. However, I have included some elements from Tophouse's version, such as the lilting during the solo section. Give it a listen!
2. The song is in D, but our arrangement is in C. If you want to play with the original recording, replace C with D, F with G, G with A, and Am with Bm
Galway Girl
Written by Steve Earle
Arrangement by Autumn Hill, Rockland Ukulele Orchestra
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INTRO
C / / / C / / /
Well I
VERSE 1
C / / / C / / /
Took a stroll on the old long walk on a
C / / / F / / /
Day-ai-ay-ai-ay!
Am / F / C / / /
I met a little girl and we stopped to talk on a
C / G / C / / /
Fine soft day-i-ay. And I ask you
CHORUS
C / / / C / F / C / / / C / / /
Friend, what's a fella to do? ‘Cause her
Am / G / F / C / / / C / F /
Hair was black and her eyes were blue. And I knew right
C / / / C / F / C / / / C / / /
Then, I'd be takin' a whirl. Round the
Am / G / F / C / / /
Salthill Prom with a Galway girl
SOLO
C / / / C / / / C / / / F / / /
Am / F / C / / / G / C / / /
We were
VERSE 2
C / / / C / / /
Halfway there when the rain came down on a
C / / / F / / /
Day-ai-ay-ai-ay! She
Am / F / C / / /
Asked me up to her flat downtown on a
C / G / C / / /
Fine soft day-i-ay. And I ask you
CHORUS
C / / / C / F / C / / / C / / /
Friend, what's a fella to do? ‘Cause her
Am / G / F / C / / / C / F /
Hair was black and her eyes were blue. I took her by the
C / / / C / F / C / / / C / / /
Hand, and I gave her a twirl. And I
Am / G / F / C / / /
Lost my heart to a Galway girl da da
SOLO
C / / / C / / / F / / / C / / /
Da da daa, Dada da da daa, Dai li di-li-di-dai di da daa
Am / F / C / / / G / / / C / / /
Dai la dai la diddly-dai, Dai li di di dai dai dai -da! Da da
C / / / C / / / F / / / C / / /
Da da daa, Dada da da daa, Dai li di-li-di-dai di da daa
Am / F / C / / / G / / / C / / / C / / /
Dai la dai la diddly-dai, Dai li di di dai dai dai -da! When
VERSE 3
C - / - C - / - F - / -
I woke up I was all alone. With a
Am - / - G - C - / - C - / -
Broken heart and a ticket home. When
C - / - C - / - F - / -
I woke up I was all alone. With a
Am - / - G - C - / -
Broken heart and a ticket home Da da
SOLO
C - / - C - / - F - / - C - / -
Da da daa, Dada da da daa, Dai li di-li-di-dai di da daa
Am - F - C - / - G - / - C - / - C - / -
Dai la dai la diddly-dai, Dai li di di dai dai dai -da! Da da
C / / / C / / / F / / / C / / /
Da da daa, Dada da da daa, Dai li di-li-di-dai di da daa
Am / F / C / / / G / / / C / / / C / / /
Dai la dai la diddly-dai, Dai li di di dai dai dai -da! And I ask you
CHORUS
C / / / C / F / C / / / C / / /
Friend, what's a fella to do? ‘Cause her
Am / G / F / C / / / C / F /
Hair was black and her eyes were blue. Cause I travelled
C / / / C / F / C / / / C / / /
around, I been all over the world. I ain’t
Am / G / F / C / / /
Never seen nothing like a Galway girl da da
SOLO
C / / / C / / / F / / / C / / /
Da da daa, Dada da da daa, Dai li di-li-di-dai di da daa
Am / F / C / / / G / / / C / / /
Dai la dai la diddly-dai, Dai li di di dai dai dai -da! Da da
C / / / C / / / F / / / C / / /
Da da daa, Dada da da daa, Dai li di-li-di-dai di da daa
Am / F / C / / / G / / / C / / / C / / /
Dai la dai la diddly-dai, Dai li di di dai dai dai -da! I ask you
CHORUS (quiet!)
C / / / C / F / C / / / C / / /
Friend, what's a fella to do? ‘Cause her
Am / G / F / C / / / C / F /
Hair was black and her eyes were blue. Cause I travelled
C / / / C / F / C / / / C / / /
around, I been all over the world. I ain’t
Am / G / F / C / / /
Never seen nothing like a Galway girl No I ain’t
Am* G* F* C ~~~~~
Never seen nothing like a Galway girl
SOLO
